One of Dublin’s best-known pubs has been ordered to pay €30,000 in compensation to a former employee who was fired because of his age.
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled the Hairy Lemon pub on Stephen Street Lower in Dublin has discriminated against former maintenance operative, John Mooney, on grounds of age.
Mr Mooney (71) claimed he was informed in November 2023 that he was being dismissed at Christmas because the pub’s insurance had increased because of his age.
He had worked as a barman in the Hairy Lemon for over 20 years before being made redundant and then rehired in 2014 as a maintenance operative.
Mr Mooney told the WRC that he was informed there was a stipulation in his contract of employment that he had to retire at 65 and he had already worked…